Not a bug, but annoying.
- Thread starter Chris M
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Aaron Nimocks
New member
If your clicking on the thread from the forum home it will do this. Most likely it will stick because its a good way to view the latest post.
But if you browse into the sub forums and click the title it should go to the first post.
But if you browse into the sub forums and click the title it should go to the first post.
Chris M
Active member
No this does this from a sub-forum view as well.
And it is rather annoying, yes being able to get to the latest posts is a great idea and I'm all for supporting a link/button/icon whatever to do so, but the idea of clicking on the thread is to view the thread, not have to go all the way back to page 1 of say a 14 page thread just to start from the beginning.
And it is rather annoying, yes being able to get to the latest posts is a great idea and I'm all for supporting a link/button/icon whatever to do so, but the idea of clicking on the thread is to view the thread, not have to go all the way back to page 1 of say a 14 page thread just to start from the beginning.
KURTZ
Well-known member
KURTZ
Well-known member
yes, that's what i'm saying ... try to click the star (you are over the latest post), after that click the 'first unread' ... you are still over the previously post ... have you understand it?
Derek Ivey
Member
If you have never read the thread, it will take you to the top of the first page. I really like it the way it is now. Clicking the thread takes me to the first post I haven't read.
Chris M
Active member
If that is how it is meant to work, it doesn't.
I have never viewed this thread before yet the link from the forum view takes me to page 2 and post #10288.
Derek Ivey
Member
Odd... have you marked the forum read at all? It seems to work properly for me...
Erik
Well-known member
I don't understand this logic. Personally I love the way it's setup now. It's efficient and minimizes time wasted browsing around a thread trying to find where you left off. If you've never read a thread before, it will take you to the first page. That's expected. If you click on the thread title later, why would you want it to bring you back to the first post? You've already read all of that. Bringing you to the first unread post is much more logical in my opinion.
Chris M
Active member
Call it personal preference if you will but this is how it has always been. Not everyone will want to be thrown around a thread especially if it's not working correctly and is taking you to the last post when you've never even read the thread before.
And besides, this is the way it's always been for years with many forum softwares and so far everyone has managed to keep their threads going and conversations in order, I don't see why an option to have it work either way is so much to ask.
And besides, this is the way it's always been for years with many forum softwares and so far everyone has managed to keep their threads going and conversations in order, I don't see why an option to have it work either way is so much to ask.
Derek Ivey
Member
I agree... make it an option and let the user decide.
Mopquill
Active member
As far as pragmatic uses, many people on my forums make threads for a specific project. Often, they like posting news at the end as they go, and keeping the first post updated with the most recent information/downloads, etc. To have to view the thread first, and only then be able to click the first page is unintuitive.
I'd suggest having the thread title as normal, having pages listed (so if they want to view the last page, they just click "Last"), and having the star or whatever take them to the first post that is not marked as read by the user clicking. The star should not be available for guests.
I'd suggest having the thread title as normal, having pages listed (so if they want to view the last page, they just click "Last"), and having the star or whatever take them to the first post that is not marked as read by the user clicking. The star should not be available for guests.